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For struggling homeowners, there are more options available to you than just the federal programs.  To read more about these options click here.

This years Parade of Homes includes 58 homes in 21 cities in the Denver metro area, including homes in Stapleton!

When: August 14 – Labor Day; 11am-6pm daily; the parade is free except for a $5 donation to visit the dream homes.

For more information, click here

If you’re looking for healthy natural plants to replace your “fake” ones, NASA recommends 15 – 18 of these air cleaning plants to clean the air in an 1800 square foot home. The peace lily pictured below is good for removing toxins from household air.

New Town Builders is introducing affordable, green homes in Stapleton! Priced from $141,800 to $235,900, these new homes come with the Energy Star seal of approval!  For the full article, click here!

New Town Builders is introducing affordable, green homes in Stapleton! Priced from $141,800 to $235,900, these new homes come with the Energy Star seal of approval!  For the full article, click here!

EcoMark Realty is a Denver based real estate company specializing in green and sustainable real estate.  What does that mean?  It means we take environmentally friendly and energy efficient practices into account on everything we do for our buyers and sellers, including staging a home for sale .  Per a recent article by the National Association of [...]

Study of 90K homes in US shows homes within walking distance of some amenities will garner a higher sales price.  http://bit.ly/chajca.   Get your property’s walk score.

Regional Transportation District officials yesterday officially announced plans for a $2.1 billion light rail expansion project to Denver International Airport, Arvada-Wheat Ridge and south Westminster. The plans include designs for a new state-of-the-art commuter rail vehicle and train control system. The private engineering consortium, consisting of two major sponsors, was unanimously chosen by RTD Board members [...]

See the video clips at right and watch Jake DiRe as he continues on the journey to do an EcoMark renovation on his new old home.  Keep up with all EcoMark Realty’s events on our YouTube channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LJZqIAWou0

Stapleton Community developer Forest City plans to demolish the old Stapleton parking garage and relocate the current RTD parking garage this fall ahead of the original schedule.  Read full article.

Stop for a moment and think….where do you want to live?  How about this: A beautiful, vital, and walkable neighborhood; Provide housing, shopping and transportation choices; Generate lasting value for citizens and public and private stakeholders; and Provide access to the region’s jobs, government centers, healthcare facilities and cultural and recreational destinations You would be well suited to look [...]

While Denver is hinting at recovery there are other parts of the nation that are rebounding in a measurable way.  There are also those predicted to take a further plunge and some that rank as the top losers.  Take a peak here!

Great source for nation housing price trends…No surprise the San Francisco Bay area is on the list of gainers, BIG surprise Cheyenne Wyoming is #2 on best gainers  Check it out:  T he top 25 biggest gainers . And the biggest losers?   11 of the top 25 biggest drops are in Florida . Find out about [...]

While the Denver market is starting to recover there are still some cities where you can find a bargain.  And…they’re not in places you’d never want to live.  I’d love to have a place to escape to in Flagstaff, Arizona.  It’s beautiful.  Here are the top 10 cities where prices are still falling.

I wrote a post a while back about a couple of things…1.  What (or more accurately who) can you believe regarding Denver Real Estate market statistics? and 2.  The stink created by a certain Forbes author who wrote negatively (and inaccurately) about the Denver Real Estate market…Now comes the latest from the Standard & Poors [...]

Why does my mind go right to k-i-s-s-i-n-g?  Does anyone else remember that besides me?  Anyway my post today is about the trend for many of us to want to return to the days of old when on a warm summer day we’d climb into our favorite spot – our tree house .  Well it seems that just [...]

Green Schmeen…what’s this all about?  Here are 3 reasons to go green offered from our friend Melissa Hoffman at Deeper Green Consulting . 1) Improve your health.  It is becoming easier to find healthier alternatives, from cleaning products to the food you eat and so much more. 2) Save money.  Green is no longer synonymous with expensive.  There [...]

The EcoMark Realty team loves Stapleton.  We attended the crazy fun Easter Egg hunt and recorded the fun.  Take a peak and let us know what you think.

Visit us at http://www.MyStapleton.com

What’s good for the credit card company – lowering your credit limit or closing your account – may have damaged your credit score.  A FREE way to find out if your score has been damaged and some simple tips for improving your score here.